1 Kings 13:3:11 Kgs.13.3.W1TAB
וְנָתַן֩
venatan
“gave”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-TAN
- Extended
- veh-nah-TAN
- IPA
- /wə.na.ˈtan/
Meaning by language
- English
- gave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET
- clause
ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET le-MOR ZE ha-mo-FET a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET le-MOR ZE ha-mo-FET a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE ha-miz-BE-akh nik-RA ve-nish-PAKH ha-DE-shen a-SHER-a-LAIV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect venatan {וְנָתַן֩ | wə-nā-ṭan} ‘and he gave’, signaling sequential narrative.
In context — 1 Kings 13:3
And he gave a sign on that day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:3, so the Hebrew word וְנָתַן֩ (venatan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.3.W1.S1) and character.